27 Facts About Maps - mental_floss on YouTube - List Show (317)

Maps are important in John Green's book, Paper Towns, and in this episode of The List Show.

The List Show is a weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John shares 27 facts about maps.
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[Grim]

Isn't a globe the most accurate world map of all?

[littlehouseontheprepostero]

No, john, your real job is semi - professional FIFA managing.

[dyllibar]

Not gonna lie, The West Wing already taught me most of this. Since I watched it at a young age, my rant about protections has made me sound smart in school many a time. I liked the "Aaron Sorkin character reference".

[sarahmoore]

this video was mapsolutely fascinating

[lifeisthepit]

Loved the shout-out to (what I assume is) the episode of West Wing where CJ lears how messed-up the Mercator projection is.

[engleshen]

Buster: "Okay. Obviously this blue part here is the land... and that would mean..."

[MrBkunert]

As a retired USGS Cartgrapher, I found this video to be very cool. I can assre you topographic maps have no Paper towns as they are considered public domain. Will check out the book!

[johngodoy]

Hey john. I just went to watch paper towns this weekend here in brazil. I have been watching your videos for over a year now and I had never made the connection between you and the books until this moment so let's just say mind = blown. Congrats for the good work!!

[noshaniac]

WHAT?!? You're John Green?! Like, I knew that was your name. I've been watching this channel for a while, but I didn't realize you were THE John Green. How did I not know this. I follow you on Twitter. I see your pictures. I literally just had to put two and two together and yet, I didn't! I am such a moron. I can't stop laughing, this is great!

[johnstevenson]

Hey, I learned my lesson the hard way. Always carry paper maps to help you find your way when GPS directs you into a cul-de-sac, 500 miles from your intended destination.

[martijnkosters]

John, how do you know Mercator didn't name his projection after his cousin? maybe we just assume the wrong thing

[eptgen]

How could Sandy Island appear on Google Earth? I thought that Google Earth was based off of pictures.

[smokyforshort]

I've been watching this channel for months.... And I just realized this was John Green... The famous Author..

[wholeNwon]

John Snow, MRCS was actually one of the great contributors to modern medicine. He devised a method for standardizing the doses of inhaled anesthetics thus saving the lives of thousands. He also administered anesthesia to Queen Victoria for childbirth.

[rjfaber]

Well, John, in that case you might be interested to know that Gerardus Mercator was actually called Gerard Kremer; Mercator is just the Latinised version of his name.

[jessehe]

Wait, did we not see the lack of Sandy Island in satellite images before people tried to go there?

[emeraldgypsyheart]

I didn't realize you are THAT John Green... Lol! I'm listening to Paper Towns on audible. Thx!

[truboo]

"This went on until the 1980s where it was stopped by things like Great Depressions and World Wars..." -John Green, 2015

I didn't know there was a World War in the 1980s.

[taylorg]

I saw this and I though right away, "Is this for Papertowns?" One minute and thirty seconds later, CALLED IT

[Forceprincess]

Wanted to learn about cartography today. Was not disappointed. Thank you.